Dr. Anna Topol is the CTO in the IBM Industry Research organization. She is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Master Inventor, member of the IBM Academy of Technology, and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Currently she is responsible for technical strategy of the IBM Research Frontiers Institute. Her previous positions include Director of Operations of IBM Research THINK Lab and Industry CTO in IBM Systems Group responsible for technical enablement around Cloud, Analytics, Security and Technical Computing. She has over 20 years of experience in both technical and business development positions. Dr. Topol held lead roles in strategic industry initiatives, intellectual property management, R&D and fundamental technology development for CMOS. Authored 80+ Publications, 3 Book Chapters, 88 Patents. Was a Chair of IEEE Women in Engineering Schenectady NY Chapter (2015-2016), recognized by Continental Who’s Who in the field of Information Technology as "Dedicated to the Recognition of Excellence" (2014 and 2019) and by National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) as VIP Woman of The Year (2014).